"We are happy as a family. We are thankful that my son was handed over to Azerbaijan," Gabil Babirov, the father of Azerbaijani serviceman Agshin Babirov, who was released from captivity, told Paralel.Az.

"We express our gratitude to our president. We trusted that the President would not leave him in the hands of the enemy. Our joy has no limits. I am waiting for my son to come and meet him," he added.